Music News Net — 2009 LINEUP FEATURES : PEARL JAM, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, BEASTIE BOYS, INCUBUS, BLACK EYED PEAS, M.I.A., THE MARS VOLTA, THIEVERY CORPORATION, MODEST MOUSE, WEEN AND JASON MRAZ MUSIC NEWS - The 2nd annual OUTSIDE LANDS festival (2009 version) in San... more info

Idolator — Since they've been a hot topic around here lately, you might like to know that Pearl Jam has been tabbed as one of the headliners of the Outside Lands Festival, a three-day festival taking place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in late August. The... more info

Rolling Stone — Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band and the Beastie Boys will headline this year’s Outside Lands Festival on August 28-30th at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. M.I.A., Modest Mouse, the Mars Volta, Black Eyed Pears, Ween, Thievery Corporation, Incubus... more info

JamBase — Omar Rodriguez Lopez El Grupo Nuevo: Cryptomnesia, out May 5 on Rodriguez Lopez Productions Cryptomnesia is the first release in a series of three albums recorded in 2006 by EL GRUPO NUEVO DE OMAR RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ. Despite the name of the gr... more info

XLR8R — El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez might sound like a recently created project, but if you've kept your ear close to the rumor mill over the last few years, you'll know that The Mars Volta's über-prolific frontman has been conce... more info

Idolator — Our look at the closing lines of the week's biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Crack The Skye, the new album by Atlantan metallers Mastodon: • "But the ambitious vision and vivid execution of Crack the Skye don't fee... more info

JamBase — Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group Melt the Walls in Netherlands You want to know why we love Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and his band The Mars Volta, just watch this video. Here's the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group performing at Vera, Groningen in The Netherlands ... more info

Altsounds — *Omar Rodriguez Lopez*'s *Old Money *is the first album from The Mars Volta guitarist/producer/writer/arranger, he will release it via Stones Throw Records on March 16th 2009. The addictive melodies and passionate execution of each performance render... more info

NME — The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez has announced details of a European solo tour. more info

Kerrang! — Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction have been added to the bill of this year's Oxegen festival, which takes place at the Punchestown Racecourse near Dublin from July 10 to 12. Also on the bill are Manic Street Preachers, Pendulum, The Mars Volta an... more info